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  • Blog Post: Small changes to your Microsoft Pinpoint profile can yield big results

    dianeja
    by Julie Golding, U.S. MPN Lead A core benefit of your Microsoft competency is prioritized exposure and competency designation on Microsoft Pinpoint , our online marketplace where prospective customers can find your company and solutions. More than 20 percent of Pinpoint visitors become viable prospects...
    on 23 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: U.S. partner news for Friday, February 15 (feat. new Office events and resources)

    dianeja
    In your newsletter this week, customized according to your company’s business model, Microsoft Partner Network membership, and your role, you’ll find the latest partner-related information and news to help you utilize your membership benefits, understand your opportunities and close business, and build...
    on 15 Feb 2013

  • Blog Post: Market your competencies so customers choose you as their IT expert

    dianeja
    by Julie Golding, U.S. MPN Lead Only 5% of Microsoft partners worldwide have attained a competency. The accomplishment of having earned a Microsoft competency distinguishes your company and lets you market your business to customers in a specific way. I’m pleased to announce our web campaign that helps...
    on 14 Feb 2013

  • Blog Post: U.S. partner news for Friday, February 1

    dianeja
    On the first and third Friday of each month, the U.S. Partner Team delivers a newsletter for U.S.-based members of the Microsoft Partner Network. The content you receive in your email inbox as a benefit of your membership is specific to your company’s business and your role (learn more about this in...
    on 1 Feb 2013

  • Blog Post: Your Action Pack: Expand your market reach with cloud capabilities

    dianeja
    by Julie Golding, U.S. MPN Lead Cloud computing can help your customers increase their IT flexibility, reduce deployment costs, and manage operations. The market opportunity with cloud computing continues to grow. According to a Microsoft survey conducted by Edge Strategies in 2012, 50 percent of small...
    on 16 Jan 2013

  • Blog Post: Top 5 ways to use your Partner Advisory Hours

    dianeja
    by Julie Golding, U.S. MPN Lead Partner advisory hours are used as currency for technical presales and advisory services offered by the Microsoft Partner Services team. As part of your company’s Microsoft Partner Network membership, your organization receives partner advisory hours for attaining a Microsoft...
    on 14 Jan 2013

  • Blog Post: Ready-To-Go Marketing: Use web syndication to build credibility with your customers

    dianeja
    by Kelly Stark, Sr. Marketing Manager, Ready-to-Go Marketing Tired of constantly updating your website to be in sync with information about Microsoft products and technologies? Looking for an easy way to maintain your site with the latest information for your customers and prospects? The Ready-To-Go...
    on 19 Dec 2012

  • Blog Post: Adding Cloud Solutions to Your Microsoft Practice

    dianeja
    by Sharon Collins, Microsoft U.S. Cloud Partner Lead Cloud computing can help your SMB and enterprise customers increase their IT flexibility, reduce deployment costs, and manage operations, and the market opportunity with cloud computing continues to grow. You can expand your business and position your...
    on 19 Nov 2012

  • Blog Post: New Application Development competency simplifies MPN membership for ISVs, Application Providers, and Developers

    dianeja
    Last month, I talked about the most significant Microsoft competency requirements and name changes that will take effect this month to help you understand what changes will affect your organization now or at your next Microsoft Partner Network membership renewal. The changes we are making will streamline...
    on 13 Nov 2012

  • Blog Post: Competency Partners: Certification Exam Discounts, Plus Free Exam Retakes

    dianeja
    by Julie Golding, U.S. MPN Lead Each month in the U.S. partner newsletter , Julie Golding delivers a message for Microsoft Partner Network organizations who hold one or more Microsoft competencies , offering information and recommendations to help those companies take advantage of their membership benefits...
    on 21 Sep 2012

  • Blog Post: Capitalize on the Cloud Opportunity with the New Small Business Competency

    dianeja
    Post by Sharon Collins, Microsoft Partner Network Manager and Competency Lead, U.S. Partner Team. Last week, we put the final touches on the new Microsoft Small Business competency, and Julie Bennani announced its official availability on her blog. The Small Business competency helps partners build on...
    on 21 Jun 2012

  • Blog Post: Have a Microsoft Competency? You May Need to Update Your Certifications to Meet New Requirements

    dianeja
    By Sharon Collins, Microsoft Partner Network Manager and Competency Lead, U.S. Partner Team. New Microsoft certifications are made available shortly after Microsoft releases a new version of a product. To ensure ongoing relevance to your customers, the Microsoft Partner Network updates the requirements...
    on 11 Jun 2012

  • Blog Post: Meet Competency Requirements and Build Skills through Training Benefits

    dianeja
    Posted by Sharon Collins, Microsoft Partner Network Manager and Competency Lead, U.S. Partner Team. Each month in the U.S. partner newsletter , Sharon Collins, U.S. Microsoft Partner Network Manager and Competency Lead, delivers a message to silver and gold competency partners about maintaining and maximizing...
    on 17 May 2012

  • Blog Post: Have a Silver or Gold Competency? Take Advantage of Your Benefits

    dianeja
    We recognize the hard work and dedication you have put forth over the past year to achieve your competency status in the Microsoft Partner Network. Your competency investment not only creates distinction for your business in the marketplace, i t entitles you to valuable benefits that can help you achieve...
    on 20 Dec 2011

  • Blog Post: Partnering with Precision: Microsoft Partner Network–Year 1 Reflections

    dianeja
    A Blog Series for U.S. Partners by Jenni Flinders, Microsoft U.S. Vice President, Partner Strategy and Programs. Nearly one year into the new Microsoft Partner Network structure that we launched on November 1, 2010 , and I’m excited how passionate – and vocal – you have been about the changes we introduced...
    on 11 Oct 2011

  • Blog Post: Week of May 2: Highlights for U.S. Partners

    dianeja
    Below are all the items we published in this week’s U.S. partner newsletter. If you feel that the version you received in e-mail, targeted to you according to your company’s partner profile and your role at your company, is missing something critical from this superset, please let me know by commenting...
    on 2 May 2011

  • Blog Post: Pursuing a Silver Competency in the Microsoft Partner Network

    dianeja
    Over the past few months, a large number of our partners formerly known as Gold Certified and Certified have come up for Microsoft Partner Network membership renewal, as I noted would be the case in a December post ( The New Partner Network + 45 Days ). Now that we are through that very hectic part of...
    on 9 Mar 2011

  • Blog Post: Day 1 of the New Microsoft Partner Network

    dianeja
    Last week, we counted down to the final stages of transitioning to the “new” Microsoft Partner Network. Thanks for your positive feedback about the Daily Double posts, where I covered tools and resources to help you assess where you are and decide where you want to be in the new Network. With the arrival...
    on 1 Nov 2010

  • Blog Post: Countdown to the New Microsoft Partner Network – Daily Double #5

    dianeja
    It’s the last day of the Daily Double, and it’s been really fun talking with you this week about the resources we have to help you feel confident about the new Microsoft Partner Network. The final stages of updating our systems for the transition are under way today and over the weekend, and on November...
    on 29 Oct 2010

  • Blog Post: Countdown to the New Microsoft Partner Network – Daily Double #4

    dianeja
    In today’s Daily Double, we’re getting practical, with tips about how to build your transition plan. Remember that you will need to meet the new competency (and Small Business Specialist Community) requirements before your next re-enrollment date if you intend to continue to hold one or more competencies...
    on 29 Oct 2010

  • Blog Post: Countdown to the New Microsoft Partner Network – Daily Double #3

    dianeja
    The excitement continues to mount as we get closer to putting the final touches on the new Microsoft Partner Network. Over the past two days, our tips have been focused on helping you lay the groundwork to know what changes will be made and understand how they will affect you. We’ve covered the Partner...
    on 28 Oct 2010

  • Blog Post: Countdown to the New Microsoft Partner Network – Daily Double #2

    dianeja
    In yesterday’s first Microsoft Partner Network “daily double ,” we provided you with foundational resources to help you assess your current membership and determine what your initial next steps are as we finish the transition to the new Microsoft Partner Network. At the end of this week, the Partner...
    on 26 Oct 2010

  • Blog Post: Countdown to the New Microsoft Partner Network - Daily Double #1

    dianeja
    On Monday, November 1, the Microsoft Partner Network evolution will be complete, with new membership opportunities and a wider variety of ways to engage with Microsoft. If you have heard that there are changes coming, but have been waiting for us to tell you that we were really, really serious, here...
    on 25 Oct 2010

  • Blog Post: Week of 8/2/2010: Highlights for U.S. Partners

    dianeja
    The U.S. partner team delivers an e-mail newsletter to U.S.-based Microsoft Partner Network members each Monday as a benefit of membership. We are looking at new ways to help connect partners to valuable information about the Microsoft Partner Network and associated benefits as well as new opportunities...
    on 2 Aug 2010